This
record the gift of magamai (duty on articles of merchandise) from
Pottappinadu which he had been long levying with the sanction of the
Nattavar, setti and others, to the temple of Sokkapperumal, by the chief
Nagarasa the pradhani of
Gandapendara Jannigadeva for tirupponagam
offering daily with one tumbu of rice and with double that quantity on
the days of Margali and other specified days.Provision was also made for the daily supply of three flower
garlands to the temple through one Dasar Tirumangaiyalvan for a
remuneration of the daily sustenance with a nali
of offered rice and 2 madai in
cash once every year.

Jannigadeva
was a minister under the Kakatiya queen Rudramba and was administering
the country between Panungallu and Marjavadi in succession to
Gangaya-Sahini (A. R. 1910, Part II, para 46).

The
inscription is damaged.It is
dated in Saka 1213, Khara, Kanya, ba. 8, Monday, Punarvasu corresponding
to A.D. 1291, September 17.It
records a gift of a land behind the temple and an areca-garden as sarvamanya
to the temple of Lakshminarayana-Perumal at Gundalur in
Merpakkai-nadu of Adhirajendramandalam, by the chief (Ambadeva) for his
own welfare and prosperity.This
Ambadeva belonged to a family of Kayasthas of whom the first member
Gangaya-Sahini was a cavalier in the service o Kakatiya Ganapati.He was succeeded in his office by his sister’s son
Janniga-Janardanadeva and next to him came Tripurarideva (No. 229 of
1936) whose younger brother and the most powerful of the family was
Ambadeva.The troublous times
that followed after the death of Ganapati and during the reign of
Rudramba account for this chief’s not acknowledging any overlord.No. 268 of 1905 from Tripurantakam in Kurnool gives a long
account of his exploits (A. R. for 1906, Part II, para 44).

No.
621

(Page No 433)

(A.
R. No. 621 of 1907)

Gundluru,
Rajampet Taluk, Cuddapah District

Agastyesvara
temple – on the south wall of the central shrine

Ambadeva
Saka 1211

This
consists of a Tamil and a Sanskrit portion.The former gives the name of the cyclic year only viz.Virodhi, and records the gift by the chief of some taxes (?) due
to him, for burning three lamps and for rice offerings in the temple of
Agastisvaram-udaiya Nayanar at Kundaiyur.The latter gives the Saka year 1211 in addition, and gives other
details of date as Makara-Sankrama, Smara-tithi (Full-moon ?) and Monday
after eulogizing his glory and exploits, of which prominent mention is
made of his victory over a certain Mallideva-nripati.

No.
623

(Page No 435)

(A.
R. No. 623 of 1907)

Gundluru,
Rajampet Taluk, Cuddapah District

Agastyesvara
temple – on the same wall

AmbadevaSaka 12[19];1297-98
A.D.

The
Saka year is doubtful as also the cyclic year.The latest known date of this chief is saka (No. 207 of 1936).The inscription records a gift of money received by way of fines
by impoundage ofcattle grazing
on cornfields, as well as fees on rush plant collected from channel at
Gundalur, for burning a lamp in the temple during the morning service of
god Tiruvagattisvaram-udaiyar.

This
is dated in Saka 1206, Tarana, Tai Sankrama and records the gift of the
magamai duties on articles of merchandise levied at Gundlur and the
sotram (rent ?) from the devadana,
Pidari-Parru, Bhairava-sthana and Ganapati-sthana
lands at the place, for burning perpetual lamps and for offerings and
worship to the god in the temple of Tiruvagastisvaram-udaiya Nayanar,
for the merit of Somideva-Maharaja.The
identity of this chief is not clear.

This
is an incomplete inscription beginning with a Sanskrit verse which
states that this is an edict of Ganga-bhupa.In the Tamil portion that follows mention is made of this chief
under the name Gandapendara Gangayya-Sahini and of another person
Saranga-Nayaka. Gangaya Sahini was a subordinate under Kakatiya king
Ganapati and was ‘ruling the whole country from Panungallu to
Marjavada’ (No. 306 of 1931).The
inscription is dated in Sadharana, Karkataka, su. 12, Monday, Jyeshtha
which should correspond to A.D. 1250.